Thank you to the two WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators, the Ambassadors from Albania and Kenya, and to the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB), for convening this consultation and for ensuring that the voices of civil society, the technical community, the academic community, and the private sector are included in this process. My name is Judith Hellerstein, and Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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Speaker: Judith Hellerstein — Coordinator, IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD) Opening thanks Thank you to the WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators — the Ambassadors from Albania and Kenya — and to the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB) for holding this consultation and ensuring that voices from civil society, the technical and academic communities, and the Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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WSIS+20 DCAD comments at IMSB Stakeholder Consultation (Judith Hellerstein comments – Dec 2025) Overlooked Again? Why 1.5 Billion People Can’t Be an Afterthought in Digital Policy (Dr. Shabbir comments – Nov 2025) IGF DCAD Response to the WSIS+20 Zero Draft (28 September 2025 ) Margins to Mainstream: Comments on the WSIS+20 Elements Paper (Revised – Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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From Margins to Mainstream: Comments on the WSIS+20 Elements Paper Dr. Muhammad Shabbir and Judith Hellerstein On 20 June 2025, the WSIS+20 Elements Paper was published as part of the WSIS+20 review process, outlining thematic priorities intended to guide negotiations ahead of the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting in December 2025 and to inform the drafting of Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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To: H.E. Mr. Ekitela Lokaale and H.E. Ms. Suela Janina — WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators Cover letter Dear Your Excellencies, The IGF DCAD would like to commend you for producing a Zero Draft that addresses some of our concerns in our last comment in the open consultation. In particular, we are pleased to note that you propose Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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On July 29, 2025, IGF-DCAD co-coordinator Judith Hellerstein presented a follow up contribution to the WSIS+20 Elements paper on behalf of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability. Download: transcript | video | audio | written statement Judith Hellerstein: Thank you so much to the ambassadors from Albania and Kenya, the two WSIS+20 co-facilitators, Continue reading “https://igf-dcad.org/wp/wp-content/themes/gridd.2.0.1/gridd”

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